Good news as the London Fire Brigade have announced joint working with the London Ambulance Service to allow some firefighters to drive ambulances. See more here.
Read moreCoronavirus impact [2] Question No: 2020/1332 Andrew Dismore Has any assessment been made about the impact of a Coronavirus pandemic on London’s emergency service staffing levels and ability to respond to an emergency? Coronavirus impact [2] The Mayor Last updated: 19 March, 2020 This is a very fast moving emergency situation, so please note that this response was based on […]
Read moreAt today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden and Chair of the Assembly Fire Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee questioned Deputy Mayor for Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Dr Fiona Twycross over the GLA response to the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Dismore raised the impact on the Fire Brigade: ‘What steps has London […]
Read moreThousands of people are still living in homes with ACM cladding in England. The Government has provided £400m to deal with social sector ACM cladding, but the costs of fire safety remediation works for London boroughs could rise to £1 billion. Today, the London Assembly called on the Mayor to work with London Councils to estimate of the costs to social sector […]
Read moreAt today’s Assembly plenary, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden and Chair of the Assembly Fire Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee proposed successfully a motion raising the inadequate Government response to dangerous cladding and the fire safety crisis (text of motion below). Mr Dismore said: Through no fault of their own, many Londoners have found […]
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